EP1443009B1 - Paquet de fibre de polyester composite - Google Patents

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EP1443009B1
EP1443009B1 EP02775460A EP02775460A EP1443009B1 EP 1443009 B1 EP1443009 B1 EP 1443009B1 EP 02775460 A EP02775460 A EP 02775460A EP 02775460 A EP02775460 A EP 02775460A EP 1443009 B1 EP1443009 B1 EP 1443009B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
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  • the present invention relates to a polyester type conjugate fiber package obtained by a single-stage melt-spinning method, a method for producing the same and a false-twist texturing method thereof.
  • PET fiber Polyethylene terephthalate (hereinafter referred to as PET) fiber has been mass-produced throughout the world, to establish a large industry, because it is most suitable for the clothing use.
  • PTT fiber Polytrimethylene terephthalate (hereinafter referred to as PTT) fiber is known from prior art documents such as J. Polymer Science: Polymer Physics Edition: Vol. 14, p 263 to 274 (1976 ), Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 52-5320 or WO-99/27168 .
  • a fabric using PTT fibers having a proper elongation at break, thermal stress and/or shrinkage in boiling water has a low modulus to exhibit a soft hand touch and is suitable for the clothing such as inner wear, outer wear, sportswear, hosiery, lining cloth or swim suits.
  • polyester conjugate fibers of a side-by-side type or an eccentric sheath/core type have been known as fibers capable of providing a fabric with a bulkiness without being subjected to a false-twist texturing process.
  • polyester type conjugate fibers As a PTT type conjugate fiber characterized by a soft hand touch, there is a conjugate fiber in which PTT is used as at least one of its components or a conjugate fiber in which PTTs having different inherent viscosities are used as both components (hereinafter, these are referred to as polyester type conjugate fibers), as disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication (Kokoku) No. 43-19108 , Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) Nos. 11-189923 , 2000-239927 , 2001-55634 , EP 1059372 , Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-131837 , USP 6306499 , WO 01/53573 or US 2002-0025433 . These prior art documents describe that the polyester type conjugate fiber is characterized by a soft hand touch and a favorable crimp developing property which characteristics are suitable for various stretch fabrics or bulky fabrics.
  • polyester type conjugate fiber is produced by a melt spinning method
  • a melt spinning method there are a two-stage method in which an undrawn fiber once wound as a package is drawn to be a drawn fiber and a single-stage method in which the spinning and the drawing are continuously carried out in one process.
  • a polyester type drawn conjugate fiber which has a stretching elongation of 10% or more even under a load of 3.5 ⁇ 10 -3 cN/dtex by controlling a thermal shrinkage stress thereof to be 0.25 cN/dtex or more.
  • This polyester type drawn conjugate fiber can be hard-twisted and used for a woven fabric having a large structural-constraint force, in which fabric the fiber develops a high crimpability.
  • the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber or drawn conjugate fiber obtained at a high spinning speed has a high orientation degree but a low crystallinity.
  • Such a pre-oriented conjugate fiber or drawn conjugate fiber has a glass transition temperature in a range from approximately 35 to 45°C and is extremely sensitive to temperature and humidity.
  • the shrinkage of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber or drawn conjugate fiber hardly occurs in package-selvage portions (hereinafter referred merely to as selvage portions) in which the fiber is layered to have a high winding hardness, but solely occurs in the fiber layered in the remaining portion (hereinafter referred to as a central portion).
  • the package is of a high-selvage shape during the winding. Once the high-selvage shape is formed, the selvage portion is alone in contact with the presser roll and the frictional heat is further concentrated to the selvage portion as a winding weight of the package increases.
  • the resultant package thus wound to have a predetermined diameter is of a so-called high-selvage shape wherein a (winding) diameter of the selvage portion is larger than that of the central portion.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of a package in a non-high-selvage shape
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of a package in a high-selvage shape.
  • the high-selvage shaped package not only has a difference in diameter but also has a large difference in fiber property as described later, such as a thermal characteristic, yarn fineness and the number of crimps, between the selvage portion and the central portion.
  • the polyester type conjugate fibers in the selvage portion and the central portion of the package are different from each other in dry shrinkage stress value obtained by the measurement of the heat shrinkage stress described later. That is, the dry heat shrinkage stress value of the conjugate fiber in the selvage portion is higher than that of the conjugate fiber in the central portion.
  • the variation in yarn fineness of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber or drawn conjugate fiber is a periodic variation corresponding to a fiber length from one of the selvage portions of the package to the other (1 stroke or 2 strokes).
  • Figs. 3 and 4 Charts measuring the variation in yarn fineness of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber or drawn conjugate fiber unwound from the package by an evenness tester are shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • Fig. 3 is a chart corresponding to the package of Fig. 1
  • Fig. 4 is a chart corresponding to the package of Fig. 2 .
  • the periodic variation is observed by downward pin-like signals appearing at an equal pitch on a lower yarn fineness side. The existence of the downward signal means that a yarn fineness of the fiber (yarn thickness) at this point in the fiber length direction fluctuates to the smaller side.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber is characterized to have a latent crimpability capable of developing the crimp after the heat treatment.
  • a latent crimpability capable of developing the crimp after the heat treatment.
  • the crimp has already been developed while the fiber is maintained as being wound in the package. This is the apparent crimp.
  • the apparent crimp can cause a rise in the unwinding tension when the polyester conjugate fiber is unwound from the package at a high speed, it is preferably lowered.
  • polyester type conjugate fiber wound in the selvage portion of the package is liable to develop the apparent crimp in comparison with the fiber wound in the central portion.
  • a plain weave fabric represented by taffeta or twill or a warp knit fabric such as a tricot fabric is adopted for the clothing such as a lining cloth or a innerwear. Since a raw fiber not processed by a false-twist texturing or the like is often used for these fabrics, the arrangement of the fibers in the fabric is regular. Thus, there is a problem in that the drawback existing in the fiber is directly apparent as a fault in the fabric such as a streaky warp, a tight weft or a dyeing unevenness.
  • a warping speed in the preparation of warp yarns for the woven fabric increases from the conventional range of from 100 to 200 m/min to a recent range of from 500 to 1000 m/min.
  • a weft-picking speed in the loom is as fast as in a range from 800 to 1500 m/min in an industrial process.
  • the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the tension fluctuation (hereinafter referred to as the difference in unwinding tension) is large, a periodic quality fault occurs in the fabric, such as a tight yarn or others.
  • Fig. 7 is a chart showing a fluctuation of the the unwinding tension when the polyester type conjugate fiber is unwound at a high speed from the package having a favorable winding shape shown in Fig. 1 .
  • Fig. 8 is a chart showing a fluctuation of the unwinding tension when the polyester type conjugate fiber is unwound at a high speed from the package having an unfavorable winding shape shown in Fig. 2 .
  • a horizontal axis represents a yarn length of the polyester type conjugate fiber and a vertical axis represents an unwinding tension.
  • the resultant dyed fabric generally is unfavorable in dyeing uniformity and exhibits a periodic unevenness of dyeing or luster.
  • the economical value of the fabric which is a final product is significantly deteriorated.
  • Such a drawback cannot be solved even though the high-selvage shape of the package is eliminated to some extent.
  • polyester type conjugate fiber obtained by the single-stage melt-spinning method in the prior art, which is capable of producing a fabric free from periodic dyeing unevenness, good in dyeing uniformity and excellent in dignity as well as no polyester type conjugate fiber package excellent in high-speed unwinding capability.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a polyester type conjugate fiber package obtained by a single-stage melt-spinning method and suitable for the clothing use.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber obtained by the present invention is smoothly unwound from the package at a high speed and provided to the knitting/weaving process as it is without being drawn, or it is provided to the knitting/weaving process after being false-twisted or draw-textured.
  • the resultant fabric is free from periodic dyeing unevenness and excellent in dyeing uniformity as well as stretchability and stretch-back property.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for false-twisting a polyester type preoriented conjugate fiber.
  • the problems to be solved by the present invention are to eliminate the prior art drawbacks in the polyester type conjugate fiber package obtained by the single-stage melt-spinning method, such as the tension fluctuation during the high speed unwinding, the heat shrinkage characteristic, the yarn fineness variation characteristic and the crimp characteristic resulting from the high-selvage shape of the package as well as the periodic dyeing unevenness in the yarn length direction.
  • the present inventors have diligently studied to solve the above problems and found that they can be solved by specifying the spinning conditions and the winding conditions of the polyester type conjugate fiber when it is spun and wound with or without being drawn.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package obtained by the above method has the specific range of the heat shrinkage characteristic and the yarn fineness variation characteristic both in the selvage portion and the central portion, whereby it is excellent in high-speed unwinding property.
  • the resultant polyester type conjugate fiber can be provided to the knitting/weaving process as it is without being drawn or after being draw-textured.
  • the obtained fabric is free from the periodic dyeing unevenness and excellent in dyeing uniformity as well as in stretchability and stretch-back property.
  • the present invention is as follows:
  • the conjugate fiber referred to in the present invention includes a pre-oriented conjugate fiber which is wound without being drawn after the melt-spinning process and a drawn conjugate fiber which is wound after being continuously spun and drawn (by a so-called direct spin-draw method).
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention is formed of a group of single filaments in which two kinds of polyester components are adhered to each other in the single filament in a side-by-side manner or an eccentric sheath/core manner wherein at least one component constituting the single filament consists solely of PTT.
  • the two kinds of polyester components may be adhered to each other in a side-by-side manner along the yarn length direction or may be of an eccentric sheath/core type in which one of the polyester components is partially or totally embedded in the other polyester component so that both the components are arranged in an eccentric manner in the fiber cross-section.
  • the side-by-side type is preferable.
  • PTT polyethylene terephthalate
  • PTT polytrimethylene terephthalate
  • PBT polybutylene terephthalate
  • the difference in intrinsic viscosity between the two kinds of polyester components is preferably in a range from 0.05 to 0.8 dl/g. When the difference of the intrinsic viscosity is within this range, the crimp development becomes sufficient and yarn bending directly beneath the spinneret is less to minimize the yarn breakage.
  • the difference in intrinsic viscosity is preferably in a range from 0.1 to 0.4 dl/g, more preferably from 0.1 to 0.25 dl/g.
  • An average intrinsic viscosity of the conjugate fiber consisting of PTT is preferably in a range from 0.7 to 1.2 dl/g, more preferably from 0.8 to 1.1 dl/g. If the average intrinsic viscosity is in the above-mentioned range, the strength of the conjugate fiber becomes approximately 2 cN/dtex or more to be applicable to a sportswear field requiring the strength.
  • a ratio of the two kinds of polyester components in the cross-section of the single filament is preferably in a range from 40/60 to 70/30, more preferably from 45/55 to 65/35 wherein the denominator is a component having a lower intrinsic viscosity and the numerator is a component having a higher intrinsic viscosity. If the ratio is within the above range, the crimp performance is facilitated and a strength of the conjugate fiber is as high as 2.5 cN/dtex or more, which is suitable for sportswear use.
  • the PTT polymer constituting at least one of the components of the polyester type conjugate fiber according to the present invention contains trimethylene terephthalate repeating units of 90 mol% or more and other ester repeating units of 10 mol% or less.
  • At least one of the components of the polyester type conjugate fiber according to the present invention is a PTT homopolymer or a PTT copolymer containing 10 mol% or less of other ester repeating units as a copolymeric component.
  • copolymeric component examples are as follows:
  • a trifunctional cross-linking component such as trimellitic acid, penthaerythritol or pyromellitic acid, is preferably avoided, in some cases, as a copolymerized component because it disturbs the spinning stability or makes the elongation at break of the false-twist textured yarn lower, resulting in the increase in yarn breakage during the false-twist texturing process.
  • Known methods may be used for the production of the PTT polymer in the present invention. For example, there are a single-stage method wherein the polymerization degree corresponding to a predetermined intrinsic viscosity is obtained only by the melt-polymerization, and a two-stage method wherein the melt-polymerization is used until a certain intrinsic viscosity is achieved and then the solid-state polymerization is used to increase the polymerization degree to a value corresponding to a predetermined intrinsic viscosity.
  • the latter two-stage method combined with the solid-state polymerization is preferable because it can reduce the content of cyclic dimer in the polymer.
  • the cyclic dimer in the polymer is preferably reduced prior to being supplied to the spinning process by the extraction treatment or others.
  • the content of trimetylene terephthalate cyclic dimer in the PTT polymer used for the present invention is preferably 2.5 wt% or less, more preferably 1.1 wt% or less, furthermore preferably 1.0 wt% of less.
  • additives may be mixed or copolymerized with the PTT polymer within a range not disturbing the effect of the present invention, such as titanium oxide as delusterant, heat stabilizer, anti-oxidant, antistatic agent, ultraviolet absorber, anti-fungus agent or various pigments.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention has a winding weight of 2 kg or more. If the winding weight is less than 2 kg, it is necessary to frequently exchange the packages during the false-twist texturing process or the knitting/weaving process, which is economically disadvantageous because work increases and the operating cost rises.
  • the winding weight is preferably approximately 3 kg or more, more preferably approximately 4 kg or more.
  • the upper limit of the winding weight will be approximately 20 kg in view of the manual handling by the operator although it is not particularly restricted,
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention has the difference in winding diameter in a range from 0 to 10 mm between the selvage portion and the central portion of the package.
  • the difference in winding diameter between the selvage portion and the central portion of the package is an index representing a degree of a so-called high-selvage shape. If the winding diameter is smaller than approximately 100 mm, the difference in winding diameter is insignificant. However, if the winding diameter exceeds approximately 200 mm, the difference in winding diameter increases.
  • the difference in winding diameter exceeds 10 mm, the yarn fineness variation period becomes significant in a measurement of the yarn fineness variation explained later. If the yarn fineness variation period becomes significant, a periodic dyeing unevenness occurs in the resultant fabric.
  • the difference in winding diameter is more preferably 5 mm or less, furthermore preferably 3 mm or less.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention has a winding diameter of 100 mm or more, preferably in a range from 150 to 400 mm. If the winding diameter is 100 mm or more, the winding weight becomes 2 kg or more to provide a package suitable for the industrial use. If the winding diameter is less than 100 mm, the winding weight becomes insufficient to raise the cost of the polyester type conjugate fiber when the price of a paper tube or a bobbin for the package is added thereto. Also, there is an industrial disadvantage in that a wrapping material, a packing cost and a transportation cost for the package become comparatively high.
  • a winding width of the polyester type conjugate fiber package is in a range from 60 to 250 mm, preferably from 80 to 200 mm. If the winding width is less than 60 mm, the winding diameter must be excessively large to obtain the winding weight of 2 kg or more, resulting in the difficulty of industrial handling thereof. When the winding width is small, a ratio of the selvage portion to the winding width becomes high to cause the high-selvage shaped package.
  • the dry heat shrinkage stress of the polyester type conjugate fiber is a shrinking force of the fiber due to heat and measured by a method described later.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber layered in the selvage portion of the package is liable to have the dry heat shrinkage stress value higher than that of the fiber layered in the central portion of the package.
  • the difference in the dry heat shrinkage stress value between fibers layered in the selvage portion and in the central portion is 0.05 cN/dtex or less. If the difference in the dry heat shrinkage stress value exceeds 0.05 cN/dtex, the resultant fabric has the abnormality in the fiber layered in the selvage portion, such as a periodic tight yarn or dyeing unevenness to deteriorate the appearance quality of the resultant fabric.
  • This difference in the dry heat shrinkage stress value is preferable as small as possible, and is preferably 0.01 cN/dtex or less, more preferably 0.005 cN/dtex or less. If there is no difference, it is in the most favorable state.
  • polyester type conjugate fiber according to the present invention.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% of the conjugate fiber unwound from the package is 1.5% or less and the variation coefficient of the yarn fineness variation period is 0.4 or less.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% is 1.5% or less, a fabric excellent in uniformity of dyeing is obtained.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% is preferably 1.2% or less, more preferably 1.0% or less.
  • variation coefficient is 0.4 or less, a fabric excellent in appearance quality is obtainable.
  • the variation coefficient is preferably as small as possible. Particularly, 0.2% or less is favorable.
  • the dyeing abnormality occurs in the resultant fabric caused by the selvage portion of the polyester type conjugate fiber package, whereby the fabric having a favorable appearance quality may not be obtainable.
  • a woven fabric having a dense structure of warp and weft yarns is liable to have the above-mentioned dyeing abnormality.
  • such an abnormality frequently occurs when the pre-oriented fiber is used as it is for the knitting/weaving process, without being subjected to the draw false-twist texturing process.
  • the variation coefficient is determined by the periodic analysis of the yarn fineness variation accompanied with the measurement of the yarn fineness variation.
  • Fig. 5 is a chart of the periodic analysis of the yarn fineness variation in correspondence to Fig. 3
  • Fig. 6 is a chart of the periodic analysis of the yarn fineness variation in correspondence to Fig. 4 .
  • the horizontal axis represents a periodic length
  • the vertical axis represents a frequency (variation coefficient).
  • the periodic length corresponds to a yarn length measured from one selvage to the other of the polyester type conjugate fiber package. While the yarn length may vary in accordance with a traverse width when the package is formed, it is generally approximately in a range from 0.5 to 10 m. Signals caused by the yarn fineness variation in the selvage portion appear as specific peaks of the variation coefficient at a constant periodic length as shown in Fig. 6 .
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention preferably satisfies the following formula which defines the relationship between the difference ⁇ F (cN/dtex) in the unwinding tension and the unwinding speed u (m/min) when the conjugate fiber wound in the package is unwound.
  • Formula (1) shows the influence of the unwinding speed on the unwinding tension when the conjugate fiber wound in the package is unwound.
  • a difference in unwinding tension is favorable is shown by oblique lines in Fig. 9 .
  • the difference in unwinding tension ⁇ F (cN/dtex) is preferably 0.008 cN/dtex or less.
  • the stretching elongation Vc prior to being treated with boiling water of the conjugate yarn layered in the selvage portion of the package is preferably 20% or less, more preferably 10% or less.
  • the conjugate fiber layered in the selvage portion of the package is liable to have a high stretching elongation Vc prior to being treated with boiling water in comparison with the conjugate fiber layered in the' central portion.
  • the stretching elongation Vc prior to being treated with boiling water is 20% or less, the unwinding resistance is small when the conjugate fiber is unwound from the package and therefore there is no tension fluctuation or yarn breakage even at a high unwinding speed.
  • the winding hardness of the selvage portion of the package is preferably in a range from 50 to 90. Also, the difference in winding hardness between the opposite selvage portions is preferably 10 or less.
  • a favorable range of the winding hardness of the selvage portion is from 60 to 85.
  • the winding density of the package is preferably in a range from 0.80 to 0.92 g/cm 3 , more preferably from 0.82 to 0.90 g/cm 3 .
  • the winding density is within the above-mentioned range, there is no collapse of the package during the transportation or handling thereof, and, as the unwinding resistance becomes small, there is no tension fluctuation or yarn breakage even at a high unwinding speed.
  • the bulge percentage of the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention is preferably 12% or less, more preferably 10% or less, and furthermore preferably 8% or less. Of course, it is most preferably 0%.
  • the bulge percentage is 12% or less, the winding tightness of the package due to the shrinkage of the conjugate fiber is less, whereby it is possible to easily remove the package from a spindle of the winder. Also, as the package end is not brought into contact with the wrapping material when the package is bundled, the conjugate fiber is smoothly unwound from the package during the unwinding process.
  • polyester type preoriented conjugate fiber package according to the present invention will be described below.
  • polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber is wound in a package and simultaneously satisfies the following items (1) to (4):
  • the stretching elongation Vc prior to being treated with boiling water of the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber is less than 20%, preferably 15% or less, and more preferably 10% or less. If the stretching elongation Vc prior to being treated with boiling water is less than 20%, a contact resistance of the fiber with guides or others becomes small during the high-speed false-twist texturing process or the high-speed draw false-twist texturing process and thereby no yarn breakage or fluff generates.
  • the elongation at break of the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber is in a range from 60 to 120%, preferably from 70 to 100%.
  • the pre-oriented conjugate fiber having the elongation at break within the above-mentioned range is obtainable at a winding speed of approximately 4000 m/min or less to form a package having a smaller selvage height which does not collapse even if it is stored for a long time.
  • the dry heat shrinkage stress value of the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber is in a range from 0.01 to 0.15 cN/dtex, preferably from 0.03 to 0.10 cN/dtex. If the dry heat shrinkage stress value is within the above-mentioned range, a package having a smaller selvage height is formed which is free from yarn breakage during the winding thereof. While the dry heat shrinkage stress value is preferably as small as possible, it is difficult to produce the fiber having the dry heat shrinkage stress value of less than 0.01.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% of the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber is 1.5% or less and the variation coefficient of the yarn fineness variation period is 0.4 or less.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% is preferably 1.2% or less, more preferably 1.0% or less.
  • the variation coefficient is 0.4 or less, the resultant fabric is excellent in appearance quality.
  • the variation coefficient is preferably as small as possible. 0.3 or less is particularly favorable.
  • the crystallization calorific value measured by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber is preferably 10 J/g or less, more preferably 5 J/g or less, furthermore preferably 2 J/g or less. If the crystallization calorific value is 10 J/g or less, the progression of self-crystallization of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber at a high temperature is restricted.
  • the crystallization calorific value is preferably as small as possible.
  • the crystallization calorific value by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a value obtained by the measurement described later.
  • the crystallization calorific value is a calorie generated when the pre-oriented conjugate fiber is crystallized, which is a measure of the degree of crystallization. The smaller the crystallization calorific value, the more the crystallization of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber.
  • the crystallization calorific value of the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber in which the crystallization is hardly progressed exceeds approximately 10 J/g.
  • the crystallization calorific value becomes 0 J/g according to this method, and the measurement is impossible.
  • One of the advantages of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber in which the crystallization has been progressed is that when the pre-oriented conjugate,fiber is fed to the draw false-twist texturing process and maintained in a hot environment at approximately 40°C or higher for a long time, the progression of the self-crystallization of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber is restricted. According to this effect, the high-selvage shape and the deformation of the package are reduced whereby the occurrence of the dyeing abnormality of the false-twist textured yarn is minimized.
  • Another advantage is that the pre-oriented conjugate fiber can be fed to the knitting/weaving process without being subjected to the draw false-twist texturing process to result in a fabric excellent in appearance quality.
  • polyester type drawn conjugate fiber is wound in a package and simultaneously satisfies the following items (5) to (8):
  • the stretching elongation CE 2 measured under a load of 2 ⁇ 10 -3 cN/dtex after being treated with boiling water is in a range from 5 to 100%, preferably from 10 to 100%, more preferably from 20 to 100%. If the stretching elongation CE 2 is within the above-mentioned range, the resultant fabric is excellent in stretchability. In this regard, it is difficult to achieve 100% or more of this value according to the present technology.
  • the elongation at break of the polyester type drawn conjugate fiber is in a range from 25 to 80%, preferably from 30 to 60%. If the elongation at break is 25% or more, it is possible to produce the fiber in a stable manner without yarn breakage during the drawing, and a package thereof has a low selvage height whereby no dyeing abnormality occurs in the resultant fabric. If the elongation at break is 80% or less, the tensile strength of the conjugate fiber is approximately 2 cN/dtex or more and is usable for a sportswear application requiring the high strength. Also, there is no dyeing abnormality of thick-and-thin type.
  • the dry heat shrinkage stress value of the polyester type drawn conjugate fiber is in a range from 0.02 to 0.24 cN/dtex, preferably from 0.05 to 0.15 cN/dtex. If the dry heat shrinkage stress value is within the above-mentioned range, it is possible to form a package having a low selvage height.
  • the dry heat shrinkage stress value is preferably as small as possible. However, the production of the fiber having this value of less than 0.02 is difficult because the yarn breakage often occurs during the winding.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% of the drawn conjugate fiber is 1.5 or less and the variation coefficient of the yarn fineness variation period there of is preferably 0.4 or less.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% is 1.5% or less, a fabric excellent in dyeing uniformity is obtainable.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% is preferably 1.2% or less, more preferably from 1.0% or less.
  • variation coefficient is 0.4 or less, a fabric excellent in appearance quality is obtainable.
  • the variation coefficient is preferably as small as possible, and 0.3 or less is particularly favorable.
  • the variation coefficient of the yarn fineness variation period exceeds 0.4, there may be a case in that the dyeing abnormality occurs in the resultant fabric due to the selvage portion of the drawn conjugate fiber package to degrade the fabric even if the yarn fineness variation value U% is 1.5% or less.
  • this tendency is significant in a woven fabric in which warp yarn and weft yarns are densely interwoven, particularly, when the drawn conjugate fiber is fed to the knitting/weaving process as it is without being subjected to the false-twist texturing process.
  • the fiber-fiber dynamic friction coefficient is within the above-mentioned range, it is possible to form a package of 2 kg or more since the fiber does not slip off from the package. Also, since the unwinding tension becomes small when the conjugate fiber is unwound from the package, there is no yarn breakage or dyeing abnormality.
  • the difference in stress value at 10% elongation in the stress-strain measurement between maximum and minimum values is preferably 0.30 cN/dtex or less in the yarn length direction.
  • the present inventors have found that the stress value at 10% elongation in the stress-strain measurement has a good correspondence with the dyeing uniformity in the yarn length direction and if the difference between the maximum and minimum values is 0.30 cN/dtex or less in the yarn length direction, a fabric excellent in dyeing uniformity is obtainable.
  • the difference in stress value at 10% elongation between maximum and minimum values is preferably as small as possible, and if it is 0.2 cN/dtex or less, a fabric further excellent in dyeing uniformity is obtainable.
  • the yarn fineness is preferably in a range from 20 to 300 dtex and the single filament fineness is preferably in a range from 0.5 to 20 dtex.
  • the single filament cross section which may include modified cross section other than a circle, such as a triangle, an oval, a flat shape, a W-shape or an X-shape. Particularly, it is possible to exhibit excellent dyeing uniformity as well as good stretchability if the degree of modified cross section is in a range from 1 to 5.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber may be used as a long filament yarn or staple fibers cut into a length in a range from 20 to 200 mm. In either cases, excellent dyeing uniformity as well as good stretchability are obtainable.
  • polyester type conjugate fiber according to the present invention may be mixed or copolymerized with titanium oxide as delusterant, thermal stabilizer, antioxidnat, antistatic agent, ultraviolet absorber, antifungus agent or various pigment unless it disturbs the effect of the present invention.
  • a finishing agent in a range from 0.2 to 2 wt% is preferably applied to the polyester type conjugate fiber for the purpose of imparting the fiber with smoothness, filament cohesion and antistatic property.
  • the single filaments may be interlaced with each other at 2 to 50 points/m.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention can be produced by a conjugate fiber spinning apparatus including a spinneret and a two-shaft extruder described below.
  • Fig. 10 illustrates a schematic view of one example of a spinneret used for the production of the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 10 (a) denotes a distributor and (b) denotes a spinning nozzle.
  • the two kinds of polyesters having different intrinsic viscosity values are introduced from P and Q, respectively, and fed to the spinning nozzle (b) from the distributor (a). After the both are joined together in the spinning nozzle (b), the joined stream is extruded from the spinning orifice slanted at ⁇ degrees relative to the vertical direction.
  • a diameter of the orifice is represented by D and a length thereof is represented by L.
  • a ratio of the length L to the diameter D is preferably 2 or more. If L/D is 2 or more, both the components having different intrinsic viscosity values are stably adhered to each other after being joined together whereby no vibration occurs in the extruded stream. Thus, it is possible to maintain the yarn fineness variation value U% of the resultant fiber within the range defined by the present invention.
  • L/D is preferably as large as possible. However, in view of the ease of manufacture of the spinneret, L/D is more preferably in a range from 2 to 8, furthermore preferably from 2.5 to 5.
  • the spinning orifice has the inclination in a range from 10 to 40 degrees relative to the vertical direction.
  • the inclination angle of the spinning orifice relative to the vertical line is represented by ⁇ (degrees) in Fig. 10 .
  • This inclination of the spinning orifice relative to the vertical direction is an important condition for preventing the yarn bending from occurring due to the difference in intrinsic viscosity between the two kinds of polyester components. If there is no inclination in the spinning orifice, the filament yarn as extruded from the orifice is liable to bend toward the higher intrinsic viscosity side as the difference in intrinsic viscosity is larger. This is called a bending phenomenon which disturbs the stable spinning. Also, the yarn fineness variation value U% of the resultant conjugate fiber becomes larger to deteriorate the dyeing uniformity.
  • the polyester having a higher intrinsic viscosity is supplied to the side P and that having a lower intrinsic viscosity is supplied to the side Q.
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic illustration of one example of a spinning apparatus used for carrying out the method according to the present invention. Based on this drawing, a preferable production method will be described.
  • pellets of one polyester component are dried by a dryer 1 to have a moisture content of 20 ppm or less and supplied to an extruder 2 maintained at a temperature in a range from 250 to 280°C in which the pellets are melted.
  • Pellets of the other polyester component are also supplied to an extruder 4 via a dryer 3 and melted in the same manner as before.
  • the melted polyester components are supplied via bends 5 and 6, respectively, to a spin head 7 maintained at a temperature in a range from 250 to 285°C, and weighed separately by gear pumps. Then, the two kinds of components are joined together in a spinneret 9 which has a plurality of orifices and is mounted to a spinning pack 8. After they are adhered with each other to form a side-by-side type or an eccentric sheath/core type conjugate fiber, the components are extruded in a spinning chamber as a filament yarn of the conjugate fiber 10.
  • the optimum temperature of the extruder and the spin head is selected from the above-mentioned range in accordance with kinds or intrinsic viscosity values of the polyester.
  • the filament yarn 10 extruded into the spinning chamber is cooled, by cooling air 12, to room temperature and solidified. After being imparted with a finishing agent by a finishing agent applicator 13, the filament yarn is taken up by a first godet roll 14 rotating at a predetermined speed.
  • the finishing agent is preferably of an aqueous emulsion type, a concentration of which is preferably 10 wt% or more, more preferably in a range from 15 to 30 wt%.
  • the finishing agent preferably contains fatty acid ester and/or mineral oil in a range from 10 to 80 wt% or polyether having a molecular weight of 1000 to 20000 in a range from 50 to 98 wt%, which is preferably imparted to the fiber in a range from 0.3 to 1.5 wt%.
  • an interlacer may be provided between the finishing agent applicator 13 and the first godet roll 14, between the first godet roll 14 and a second godet roll 15 or between the second godet roll 15 and a winder to impart the yarn with intermingling.
  • the interlacer may be of a known type wherein a fluid pressure is preferably adjusted to a value in a range from 0.01 to 0.6 MPa to impart the yarn with intermingling in a range from 2 to 50 points/m.
  • the spinning tension is 0.30 cN/dtex or less, preferably 0.20 cN/dtex or less, more preferably 0.15 cN/dtex or less.
  • the spinning tension is preferably as small as possible. However, if this value is 0.3 cN/dtex or less, it is possible to continuously produce the fiber in a stable state because there is no yarn breakage caused by the frictional abrasion of the fiber with the finishing agent applicator.
  • the spinning tension is a value dividing a yarn tension (cN) measured at a position apart downward from the finishing agent applicator 13 in Fig. 11 by approximately 10 cm by the yarn fineness (dtex) of the conjugate fiber on the take-up godet roll.
  • the spinning tension is suitably adjustable in accordance with the collecting methods of the filament yarn.
  • the spinning tension may be adjustable in accordance with spinning speeds, distances from the spinneret to a position at which the yarn is collected, and kinds of collecting guides.
  • the application of the finishing agent is preferably carried out simultaneously with the collection of the filament yarn.
  • the winding package is maintained at a temperature of 30°C or lower.
  • the temperature of the winding package is maintained at 30°C or lower.
  • the variation coefficient of the yarn fineness variation period becomes larger than 0.4 even though the yarn fineness variation value U% is suppressed as low as possible, whereby the object of the present invention is not achievable.
  • This fact has been found for the first time by the present inventors and is one of important characteristics of the present invention.
  • the package temperature during winding exceeds approximately 40°C in the prior art high speed winding, the drawbacks of the fiber in the selvage portion have not been eliminated.
  • the package temperature is preferably maintained at 30°C or lower from the commencement to the completion of the winding operation.
  • heat conduction and heat radiation from a motor which is a drive source of the winder and a heat-generation source for the bobbin shaft are preferably intercepted.
  • the winding package and the surrounding area thereof are preferably cooled by cooling air for achieving the above object.
  • the package temperature during winding is preferably as low as possible. Approximately 25°C or lower is more preferable. Since a large amount of energy is necessary for maintaining an excessively low temperature, the package temperature is more preferably in a range from approximately 20 to 25°C.
  • the winding speed is in a range from 1500 to 4000 m/min, preferably from 1800 to 3500 m/min, more preferably from 2000 to 3300 m/min. If the winding speed is within the above range, the degree of orientation of the conjugate fiber being spun is sufficiently high and the yarn fineness variation value U% and the yarn fineness variation coefficient are within the range defined by the present invention. Also, since the spinning tension and the drawing tension are not retained in the wound fiber, the difference in the dry heat shrinkage stress value between the selvage portion and the central portion of the package is 0.05 cN/dtex or less to achieve the object of the present invention. When the heat treatment is carried out during the winding process, the tension is maintained at 0.02 cN/dtex or more to minimize the yarn fineness variation, whereby no yarn breakage or fluff generates, even though the heat treatment temperature exceeds 70°C.
  • the conjugate fiber taken up by the first godet roll 14 is wound as a pre-oriented conjugate fiber package 16 via a second godet roll 15 without being substantially drawn.
  • At least one of the first godet roll 14 and the second godet roll 15 is preferably heated as a hot godet roll so that the pre-oriented conjugate fiber is heat-treated prior to being wound in the package.
  • the heat treatment is not limited to only that using the hot godet roll but may be carried out by any method provided the fiber can be heat-treated before it is wound in the package.
  • the heat-treatment condition for the pre-oriented conjugate fiber is preferably in that the heat-treatment temperature is in a range from 70 to 120°C and the heat-treatment tension is in a range from 0.02 to 0.1 cN/dtex.
  • the heat treatment is preferably carried out by wrapping the pre-oriented conjugate fiber 2 to 10 times around the hot godet roll. In this case, the temperature of the hot godet roll is preferably maintained at a level generally equal to the heat-treatment temperature of the preoriented conjugate fiber.
  • the heat-treatment temperature is 70°C or higher, the crystallization calorific value of the resultant preoriented conjugate fiber is 10 J/g or less so that the object of the present invention is more effectively achievable.
  • the heat-treatment temperature exceeds 120°C, the yarn vibration becomes significant on the godet roll because the pre-oriented conjugate fiber having a low crystallization degree is abruptly brought into contact with the high temperature to cause the generation of fluff or yarn breakage, whereby it is difficult to maintain stable production.
  • the yarn fineness variation value U% of the resultant pre-oriented fiber exceeds 1.5%.
  • the heat-treatment temperature is preferably in a range from 80 to 110°C, more preferably from 90 to 110°C.
  • the heat-treatment tension of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber is measured on the hot godet roll or at a position directly after it departs from the hot godet roll.
  • the adjustment of this tension is carried out by regulating the temperature and the speed of the hot godet roll. If the heat-treatment tension is within the above-mentioned range, the yarn vibration on the godet roll is minimized and the running of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber becomes stable. Also, there is no tight winding of the package.
  • the heat-treatment tension is preferably in a range from 0.03 to 0.07 cN/dtex.
  • the conjugate fiber taken up by the first godet roll 14 is continuously drawn by the second godet roll without being once wound in a package, and then wound by the winder to form a predetermined drawn conjugate fiber package 16.
  • a temperature of the first godet roll 14 is preferably maintained in a range from 50 to 90°C, more preferably from 55 to 70°C.
  • the second godet roll 15 is heated so that the drawn yarn is heat-treated by the second godet roll 15.
  • the heat-treatment temperature is preferably in a range from 90 to 160°C, more preferably from 100 to 140°C.
  • the drawing tension is in a range from 0.05 to 0.40 cN/dtex, preferably from 0.10 to 0.30 cN/dtex. If the drawing tension is within the above range, the polyester type drawn conjugate fiber has a sufficient tensile strength of approximately 1.5 cN/dtex. Also, the elongation at break thereof is 30% or more whereby no fluff or yarn breakage occurs during the drawing.
  • the drawing tension is defined by a speed ratio between the first godet roll 14 and the second godet roll 15.
  • the drawing tension is determined by selecting the combination of a ratio in the peripheral speed between the first and second godet rolls; i.e., a draw ratio; and the temperature of the first godet roll.
  • a ratio in the peripheral speed between the first and second godet rolls i.e., a draw ratio
  • the drawing tension in a favorable range is obtainable by adjusting the draw ratio to a value in a range from 1.4 to 2.5 times.
  • the draw ratio is preferably in a range from 1.4 to 2.0 times.
  • the drawing tension reaches as high as approximately 0.5 cN/dtex or more when the draw ratio is in a range from 3 to 5 times. Contrarily, according to the present invention, the drawing is carried out at a further low drawing tension.
  • the peripheral speed V R of the hot second godet roll 15 is preferably in a range from 2000 to 4000 m/min, more preferably from 2400 to 3300 m/min. If the peripheral speed V R is within the above range, it is possible to cause the first godet roll to rotate at a peripheral speed of 1500 m/min or more, whereby the vibration of the filament yarn becomes small to stabilize the running of the yarn during the spinning and the drawing. Also, as the shrinkage of the polyester type drawn conjugate fiber is minimized during the winding or after being wound in the package, the height of the selvage portion of the package is low to reduce the tension fluctuation when the fiber is unwound from the package at a high speed.
  • a pair of pretension rolls may be provided in front of the take-up godet roll.
  • An apparatus suitable for producing the polyester type drawn conjugate fiber is that having three pairs of godet rolls as shown in Fig. 12 .
  • a third godet roll 17 may be either heated or non-heated.
  • the hot godet roll is preferable for the purpose of obtaining the dry heat shrinkage stress value in a range from 0.02 to 0.24 cN/dtex of the polyester type drawn conjugate fiber and facilitating the stretching elongation CE 2 thereof.
  • the temperature thereof is preferably in a range from 50 to 180°C, more preferably from 90 to 150°C. If the temperature is within this range, the winding is carried out in a stable state without the occurrence of yarn breakage.
  • the heat set is carried out between the second godet roll 15 and the third godet roll 17 under the tension in a range from 0.05 to 0.5 cN/dtex, it is possible to make the stretching elongation CE 2 as high as 5% or more.
  • the tension between the second godet roll 15 and the third godet roll 17 can be determined by a speed ratio between the both.
  • the speed ratio between the second and third godet rolls is preferably in a range from 1.0 to 1.1.
  • the winding is preferably carried out so that a ratio V W /V R satisfies the following formula (2): 0.85 ⁇ V w / V R ⁇ 1 wherein V W is a winding speed and V R is a speed of the hot second godet roll.
  • a favorable area is shown in Fig. 13 in relation to V R and V W /V R .
  • a horizontal axis represents the speed VR of the second godet roll and a vertical axis represents the ratio V W /V R . That is, the speed ratio V W /V R means a relax ratio from the second godet roll to the winder.
  • the ratio V W /V R is preferably 0.85 or more. If the ratio V W /V R is less than 0.85, the tension lowers between the second godet roll and the winder, which may disturb the stable winding.
  • the ratio V W /V R is preferably in a range from 0.90 to 0.96.
  • the winding is preferably carried out satisfying the formula (2) at a speed ratio so that the winding tension between the second godet roll 15 and the winder in Fig. 11 or between the third godet roll and the winder in Fig. 12 becomes preferably in a range from 0.02 to 0.12 cN/dtex, more preferably from 0.04 to 0.07 cN/dtex. If the winding tension is within the above range, a high-selvage shaped package or a bulged package does not result.
  • the traverse angle is changed preferably in a range from 3 to 10 degrees, more preferably from 4 to 9 degrees from the commencement to the completion of the package formation in accordance with the respective winding diameters of the package. If the traverse angle is within the above range, no collapse occurs whereby a normal-shaped package is obtainable, free from a high-selvage portion.
  • the traverse angle is determined by adjusting the winding speed and the traverse speed.
  • the traverse angle in the middle yarn layer of the package is preferably larger than that in the innermost yarn layer.
  • the innermost yarn layer of the package is a layer existing within a thickness of approximately 10 mm from the bobbin surface.
  • the traverse angle is small at the beginning of the winding; i.e., in the innermost yarn layer of the package; and gradually increases as the enlargement of the winding diameter to reach the maximum value in the middle yarn layer, after which the traverse angle reduces again in the outermost yarn layer.
  • the above-mentioned method for winding the yarn while changing the traverse angle in accordance with the winding diameters is also applicable to the method for producing the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber described before, and results in a favorable effect.
  • This method is most effective for the false-twist texturing process of the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber.
  • the temperature of the package is maintained at 30°C or lower, preferably 25°C or lower, throughout all the processes including the winding, the storage and the false-twist texturing. If the temperature is within the above range, no high-selvage occurs in the package during the period from the storage to the false-twist texturing, whereby a false-twist textured yarn excellent in appearance quality is obtainable.
  • the false-twist texturing process may be of a conventional type such as a pin type, a friction type, a nip-belt type or an air twist type. While a false-twist texturing heater may be either of a single heater type or a double heater type, the former type is favorable for the purpose of obtaining a high stretchability.
  • the heater temperature is determined so that a yarn temperature becomes 130 to 200°C, preferably 150 to 180°C, more preferably 160 to 180°C measured at a position directly after an exit of the first heater.
  • the false-twist texturing heater may be of a touch type or a non-touch type.
  • the stretching elongation CE 2 of the false-twist textured yarn obtained by the single-heater type false-twist texturing process is preferably in a range from 50 to 250% and a stretching modulus is preferably 80% or more.
  • a second heater may be used for the heat setting to obtain a double-heater-type false-twist textured yarn.
  • the temperature of the second heater is preferably in a range from 100 to 210°C, more preferably in a range from -30 to +50°C relative to the yarn temperature measured at a position directly after an exit of the first heater.
  • An overfeed ratio in the second heater (a second overfeed ratio) is preferably in a range from +3% to +30%.
  • the false-twist textured yarn of the polyester type conjugate fiber in the inventive package is good in appearance and free from dyeing unevenness as well as excellent in stretchability and stretch-back property.
  • the stretching elongation of apparent crimp which is visible prior to being treated with boiling water is in a range from 50 to 300%. It is important that the fiber has a large apparent crimp visible prior to being treated with boiling water, for obtaining a fabric excellent in elongation recovery; i.e., the stretchability and instantaneous recovery; because such a fiber can remarkably develop crimps, by the boiling water treatment, even if it is used in a fabric having a large restriction force such as a woven fabric.
  • the false-twist textured yarn of the polyester type conjugate fiber obtained by the present invention is used for a weft yarn, a gray fabric prior to being treated with boiling water also has the stretchability as well as a resultant woven fabric has. This property has never been seen in a conventional woven fabric in which known false-twist textured yarn or latent crimp conjugate fiber is used.
  • the false-twist textured yarn of the polyester type conjugate fiber obtained by the present invention has the stretching elongation CE 2 measured under a load of 2 ⁇ 10 -3 cN/dtex after being treated with boiling water in a range from 50 to 250% and exhibits a high crimp development property, which is one of characteristic of the present invention.
  • the false-twist textured yarn according to the present invention exhibits an extremely high crimp performance in comparison with a fact that a known false-twist textured yarn obtained by false-twist texturing a conventional fiber consisting solely of PTT has the stretching elongation of approximately 30%.
  • the elongation recovery speed after being treated with boiling water, is in a range from 20 to 50 m/sec which is a proof of the excellent instantaneous recovery.
  • the stretching recovery speed is measured in such a manner that, after the false-twist textured yarn of the polyester type conjugate fiber is treated with boiling water under no load, the crimp thereof is stretched until a stress reaches a predetermined value, after which the fiber is severed and a speed at which the fiber returns to the original length is measured.
  • the larger the stretching recovery speed the faster the stretching recovery of the fabric; that is, the more excellent the adaptability to the body movement when the yarn is used for the clothing fabric.
  • the stretching recovery speed is 15 m/sec or more in the knitted fabric and 20 m/sec or more in the woven fabric, the fabric excellent in adaptability to the body movement is obtainable. If the stretching recovery speed is less than this value, the adaptability to the body movement becomes insufficient when the yarn is knitted or woven into the fabric.
  • the stretching recovery speed is preferably 20 m/sec or more in the knitted fabric and 25 m/sec or more in the woven fabric.
  • the stretching recovery speed of a known spandex type elastomeric fiber is in a range from approximately 30 to 50 m/sec
  • the false-twist textured yarn of the polyester type conjugate fiber according to the present invention has the stretching recovery as good as the spandex type elastomeric fiber.
  • the stretching recovery speed of a known PET type false-twist textured yarn is approximately 10 m/sec, and that of a false-twist textured yarn of a fiber consisting solely of PTT is approximately 15 m/sec.
  • a fabric obtained by using the polyester type conjugate fiber according to the present invention which is not subjected to the false-twist texturing process is also free from periodic dyeing unevenness and good in appearance quality as well as soft hand touch.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber according to the present invention may be used for forming all of a fabric, or may be mixed with other fibers and used for forming part of the fabric.
  • the other fibers to be mixed therewith are, for example, polyester fiber, cellulose fiber, nylon 6 fiber, nylon 66 fiber, acetate fiber, acrylic fiber, polyurethane elastomeric fiber, wool or silk including a filament type and a staple fiber type, but should not be limited thereto.
  • a mixed fiber composite yarn by mixing or combining the polyester type conjugate fiber according to the present invention with other fibers
  • various methods may be employed; for example, a method in which the inventive fiber is interlace-mixed with other fibers; a method in which the interlace-mixed fibers are draw false-twist textured; a method in which one of the fibers is false-twist textured and then interlace-mixed with the other; a method in which both fibers are separately false-twist textured and then interlace-mixed together; a method in which one of the fibers is Taslan-processed and then interlace-mixed with the other; and a method in which both fibers are Taslan-mixed.
  • the mixed fiber composite yarn obtained by the above methods is preferably has intermingling portions of 10 point/m or more.
  • the measuring methods or the estimation methods are as follows:
  • polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber package In these Examples, the production of the polyester type pre-oriented conjugate fiber package will be described. That is, the effect of the heat treatment conditions on the physical property of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber and the package shape will be described.
  • a PTT type pre-oriented conjugate fiber of 70 dtex/24 filaments was produced by using the spinning machine and the winder shown in Fig. 11 from PTT pellets having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.2 dl/g and containing titanium oxide of 0.4 wt% as one component and PTT pellets having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.92 dl/g and containing titanium oxide of 0.4 wt% as another component.
  • the winding was carried out while changing the temperature of the first godet roll as shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the shape of the package and the physical property of the PTT type pre-oriented conjugate fiber were as follows:
  • Example 2 These Examples were carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except for conditions shown in Table 2.
  • the heat treatment was carried out under the condition that the first godet roll was heated at 80°C and the second godet roll was non-heated; and the heat-treatment tension (between the first and second godet rolls in these Examples) is 0.04 cN/dtex.
  • a PTT type pre-oriented conjugate fiber package having the same package size as in Example 1 was produced while changing the winding speed as shown in Table 2. In these Examples and Comparative examples, the temperature of the package during winding up was maintained at 25°C.
  • the obtained package of PTT type pre-oriented conjugate fiber was stored for 30 days at 25°C, and thereafter subjected to the draw false-twist texturing process.
  • the dyeing appearance quality of the textured yarns is shown in Table 2.
  • the difference in unwinding tension shown in Table 2 was measured at an unwinding speed of 1000 m/min.
  • the woven fabric of the false-twist textured yarn obtained from the PTT type preoriented conjugate fiber package according to the present invention was free from a periodic dyeing unevenness as well as had a high stretching elongation and stretch-back property.
  • the shape of the resultant PTT type pre-oriented conjugate fiber package and the physical property of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber are shown in Table 3.
  • the difference in unwinding tension shown in Table 3 was measured at an unwinding speed of 1000 m/min.
  • the pre-oriented conjugate fiber package wound at a temperature range of the present invention was excellent in winding form and a woven fabric obtained therefrom was good in appearance quality.
  • Example 2 These Examples were carried out in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the distance of the finishing agent applicator nozzle from the spinneret was changed as shown in Table 4 to obtain the PTT type pre-oriented conjugate fiber package.
  • the spinnability is shown in Table 4.
  • the difference in unwinding tension in Table 4 was measured at the unwinding speed of 1000 m/min.
  • the PTT type pre-oriented conjugate fiber of 71 dtex/24 filaments was produced by using the spinning machine and the winder shown in Fig. 11 while changing a winding speed as shown in Table 5 from PTT pellets having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.25 dl/g and containing titanium oxide of 0.4 wt% as one component and PTT pellets having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.92 dl/g and containing titanium oxide of 0.4 wt% as another component.
  • a shape of the pre-oriented conjugate fiber package, the yarn fineness variation value of the yarn unwound from the package, the false twisting ability and the dyeing appearance quality of the textured yarn are shown in Table. 5.
  • the difference in unwinding tension in Table 5 was measured at the unwinding speed of 1000 m/min.
  • the PTT type pre-oriented conjugate fiber packages obtained in Examples 17 to 21 of the present invention were excellent in draw false twisting ability and the textured yarns were good in dyeing appearance quality.
  • the false-twist textured yarn had a high stretching elongation. Either of the instantaneous recovery speeds of the false-twist textured yarns in Examples 17 to 21 was 20 m/sec or more, and the woven fabric was excellent in dyeing appearance quality and stretch-back property.
  • the PTT pre-oriented conjugate fiber package was obtained in accordance with the same spinning and winding conditions as in Example 19 (in which the winding speed was 2400 m/min).
  • the PTT pre-oriented conjugate fiber package thus obtained was maintained in the conditions shown in Table 6 and false-twist textured.
  • the yarn when the yarn was draw false-twist textured after being maintained within a temperature range defined by the present invention, the yarn had a favorable false twisting ability and the false-twist textured yarn was excellent in dyeing appearance quality.
  • a package of PTT type drawn conjugate fiber of 84 dtex/24 filaments was produced from PTT pellets having the intrinsic viscosity of 1.26 dl/g containing titanium oxide of 0.4 wt% as one component and PTT pellets having the intrinsic viscosity of 0.92 dl/g containing titanium oxide of 0.4 wt% as another component by using a spinning machine and a winder having three pairs of godet rolls as shown in Fig. 12 .
  • the spinning conditions in these Examples was as follows:
  • the winding was carried out while changing the speed V R of the second godet roll as shown in Table 7 so that the drawing tension varies.
  • the shape of the package and the physical property of the resultant PTT drawn conjugate fiber were as follows:
  • the unwinding property of the resultant drawn conjugate fiber package and the physical property of the drawn conjugate fiber are shown in Table 7.
  • the difference in unwinding tension in Table 7 was measured at the unwinding speed of 1000 m/min.
  • a chart of the fluctuation in unwinding tension of the drawn conjugate fiber package obtained in Example 32 at an unwinding tension of 1000 m/min was shown in Fig. 7 .
  • Comparative example 11 many fluffs were generated due to high drawing tension.
  • the resultant drawn conjugate fiber package had a high-selvage portion to deteriorate the unwinding property at a high speed and the fabric was inferior in dyeing appearance quality.
  • Example 33 The drawn conjugate fiber in Example 33 was false-twist textured by a 33H type false-twist texturing machine manufactured by MURATA KIKAI Co..
  • the draw false-twist textured yarn obtained by using the PTT type drawn conjugate fiber package of the present invention was excellent in dyeing appearance quality and had a high stretching elongation and stretch-back ability.
  • the drawn conjugate fiber package was obtained by the direct draw spinning in the same manner as in Example 31 except that the winding speed V W is changed as shown in Table 8.
  • the winding condition is as follows:
  • the conjugate fiber packages shown in Table 9 were obtained by the melt-spinning and the continuous drawing in the same manner as in Example 33, while differentiating the traverse width of the winder during the winding.
  • the winding weight and the shape of the conjugate fiber package and the appearance quality of the resultant fabric are shown in Table 9.
  • the difference in unwinding tension in Table 9 was measured at the unwinding speed of 1000 m/min.
  • a chart of the fluctuation of unwinding tension is shown in Fig. 8 when the yarn was unwound from the conjugate fiber package obtained in Comparative example 14.
  • the resultant conjugate fiber package had the difference in diameter of 3 mm and the difference in unwinding tension was as small as 0.002 cN/dtex, resulting in good unwinding property and dyeing appearance quality.
  • the conjugate fibers were obtained as shown in Table 11.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention is capable of being provided to the knitting/weaving process as it is or after being subjected to the draw false-twist texturing process.
  • the resultant fabric is free from the periodic dyeing unevenness to be excellent in appearance quality and stretch-back property.
  • the polyester type conjugate fiber package according to the present invention it is possible to obtain a good quality false-twist textured yarn.
  • the present invention is useful for providing a polyester type conjugate fiber package suitable for industrial production.

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  1. Paquet de fibre bicomposées du type polyester, soit du type côte à côte, soit du type excentré à âme enrobée, dans lequel deux types de constituants en polyester sont collés l'un à l'autre pour former un filament unique, dans lequel au moins l'un des constituants composant le filament unique est du poly(téréphtalate de triméthylène) contenant des motifs récurrents de téréphtalate de triméthylène à raison de 90 % en mole ou plus, le paquet étant formé de deux kilo ou de plus de deux kilo de la fibre bicomposée, caractérisé en ce que le paquet satisfait les points (1) à (3) suivantes :
    1) la différence de diamètre entre une partie de lisière et une partie centrale du paquet est inférieure ou égal à 10 mm,
    2) une largeur de bobinage du paquet est comprise entre 60 et 250 mm et un diamètre du paquet est compris entre 100 et 400 mm,
    3) la différence de la valeur de la contrainte de retrait à la chaleur sèche entre les fibres bicomposées mises en couche dans la partie de lisière et dans la partie centrale du paquet est inférieure ou égale à 0,05 cN/dtex.
  2. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester, tel que défini par la revendication 1, dans laquelle la différence de la valeur de la contrainte de retrait à la chaleur sèche entre les fibres bicomposées mises en couche dans la partie de lisière et dans la partie centrale du paquet est inférieure ou égale à 0,01 cN/dtex.
  3. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la fibre bicomposée mise en couche dans le paquet est une fibre bicomposées préorientée ayant un allongement à la rupture compris entre 60 et 120 %.
  4. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la fibre bicomposée mise en couche dans le paquet est une fibre bicomposée étirée ayant un allongement à la rupture compris entre 25 et 80 %.
  5. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel une valeur U% de la variation de finesse de fil de la fibre bicomposée débobinée du paquet est inférieure ou égale à 1,5 % et un coefficient de variation de la période de variation de la finesse de fil est inférieure ou égale à 0,4.
  6. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel la relation entre la différence ΔF (cN/dtex) de tension de débobinage pendant le débobinage de la fibre bicomposée du paquet et une vitesse u de débobinage (m/min) satisfait la formule (1) suivante : ΔF ≦ 0.8 × 10 - 6 ⁢ u
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  7. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel un pourcentage de bombement du paquet est inférieur ou égal à 12 %.
  8. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel un allongement VC d'étirage de la fibre bicomposée mise en couche dans la partie de lisière du paquet est inférieur ou égal à 20 % avant d'être traitée à l'eau bouillante.
  9. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel une dureté de la partie de lisière du paquet est comprise entre 50 et 90 et la différence de dureté entre les partie de lisière opposée est inférieure ou égale à 10.
  10. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel une masse volumique du paquet est comprise entre 0,80 et 0,92 g/cm3.
  11. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel chacun des deux types de constituant polyester est du poly(téréphtalate de triméthylène) contenant 90 % en mole ou plus des unités récurrentes de téréphtalate de triméthylène.
  12. Paquet de fibres bicomposé du type polyester, soit du type côte à côte, soit du type excentré à âme enrobée, dans lequel deux types de constituants en polyester sont collés l'un à l'autre pour former un filament unique, dans lequel au moins l'un des constituants composant le filament unique est du poly(téréphtalate de triméthylène) contenant des motifs récurrents de téréphtalate de triméthylène à raison de 90 % en mole ou plus et dans lequel la fibre bicomposée préorientée est bobinée pour former le paquet, caractérisé en ce que la fibre bicomposée préorientée satisfait les points 1 à 4 suivants :
    1) un allongement VC à l'étirage avant d'être traité à l'eau bouillante est inférieur à 20 %,
    2) un allongement à la rupture est compris entre 60 et 120 %,
    3) une valeur de contrainte de retrait à la chaleur sèche est comprise entre 0,01 et 0,15 cN/dtex, et
    4) une valeur U% de variation de la finesse de fil est inférieure ou égale à 1,5 % et un coefficient de variation d'une période de variation de finesse de fil est inférieure ou égale à 0,4.
  13. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester, soit du type côte à côte, soit du type excentré à âme enrobée, dans lequel deux types de constituants en polyester sont collés l'un à l'autre pour former un filament unique, dans lequel au moins l'un des constituants composant le filament unique est du poly(téréphtalate de triméthylène) contenant des motifs récurrents de téréphtalate de triméthylène à raison de 90 % en mole ou plus, dans lequel la fibre bicomposée étirée est bobinée pour former un paquet, caractérisé en ce que la fibre bicomposée étirée satisfait les points (5) à (8) suivants :
    5) un allongement CE2 d'étirage, mesuré après que la fibre bicomposée a été traitée à l'eau bouillante sous une charge de 2 x10-3 cN/dtex, est compris entre 5 et 100 %,
    6) un allongement à la rupture est compris entre 25 et 80 %,
    7) une valeur de contrainte de retrait à la chaleur sèche est comprise entre 0,02 et 0,24 cN/dtex, et
    8) une valeur U% de variation de la finesse de fil est inférieure ou égale à 1,5 % et un coefficient de variation d'une période de variation de finesse de fil est inférieure ou égale à 0,4.
  14. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par les revendications 12 à 13, dans lequel un coefficient de friction dynamique fibre-fibre de la fibre bicomposée est compris entre 0,20 et 0,35 et la différence entre les valeurs maximum et minimum du coefficient de friction dynamique dans la direction de la longueur du fil est inférieure ou égale à 0,05.
  15. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 12 ou 13, dans lequel la différence dans la direction de la longueur du fil entre les valeurs maximum et minimum d'une valeur de contrainte à un allongement de 10 %, dans la mesure de la contrainte et de la déformation, est inférieure ou égale à 0,30 cN/dtex.
  16. Paquet de fibres bicomposées du type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 12 à 13, dans lequel un degré de section transversal modifié de la fibre bicomposée est compris entre 1 et 5.
  17. fil texturé par fausse torsion de fibre bicomposée de type polyester, obtenu par la texturation par fausse torsion de la fibre bicomposée du type du paquet défini par l'une quelconques des revendications 1 à 16, satisfaisant les points (a) et (b) suivantes :
    a) une résistance à la traction comprise entre 2 et 4 cN/dtex, et
    b) un allongement CE2 d'étirage, mesuré après avoir été traité à l'eau bouillante sous une charge de 2 × 10-3 cN/dtex, compris entre 50 et 250 %,
  18. Procédé de production d'un paquet de fibres bicomposées de type polyester, soit du type côte à côte, soit du type excentré à âme enrobée, dans lequel deux types de constituants en polyester sont collés l'un à l'autre pour former un filament unique dans lequel au moins l'un des constituants composant le filament unique est du poly(téréphtalate de triméthylène) contenant des motifs récurrents de téréphtalate de triméthylène à raison de 90 % en mole ou plus ; et la fibre bicomposée étant filée par un procédé de filage à l'état fondu et bobinée en le paquet tout en étant refroidie et solidifiée par de l'air de refroidissement, caractérisé en ce que l'on effectue l'opération de filage en maintenant une tension de filage inférieure ou égale à 0,3 cN/dtex, une température du paquet inférieure ou égale à 30° C et une vitesse de bobinage compris entre 1500 et 4000 m/min.
  19. Procédé de production d'un paquet de fibres bicomposées de type polyester soit du type côte à côte, soit du type excentré à âme enrobée, dans lequel deux types de constituants en polyester sont collés l'un à l'autre pour former un filament unique, dans lequel au moins l'un des constituants composant le filament unique est du poly(téréphtalate de triméthylène) contenant des motifs récurrents de téréphtalate de triméthylène à raison de 90 % en mole ou plus, et la fibre bicomposée étant filée par un procédé de filage à l'état fondu et bobinée dans le paquet sans étirer la fibre bicomposée après l'avoir refroidie et solidifiée par de l'air de refroidissement, caractérisé en ce que l'on effectue le bobinage dans l'état satisfaisant aux points (a) à ( e ) suivantes :
    (a) on utilise une filière pour assurer l'état de filage après que les deux types de constituant polyester ont été réunis, ayant un rapport L/D de dimension supérieur ou égal à 2, L étant une longueur de trou et D étant un diamètre de trou, et un orifice incliné d'un angle de 10 à 40 degrés par rapport à la direction verticale,
    b) la tension de filage est comprise entre 0,10 et 0,30 cN/dtex,
    c) la température de traitement thermique est comprise entre 70 et 120°C et la tension de traitement thermique est comprise entre 0,02 et 0,10 cN/dtex,
    d) la température du paquet est inférieure ou égale à 30°C lorsque la fibre bicomposée est bobinée sur le bobinoir, et
    e) la vitesse de bobinage est comprise entre 1500 et 4000 m/min.
  20. Procédé de production d'un paquet de fibres bicomposées de type polyester soit du type côte à côte, soit du type excentré à âme enrobée, dans lequel deux types de constituants en polyester sont collés l'un à l'autre pour former un filament unique dans lequel au moins l'un des constituants composant le filament unique est du poly(téréphtalate de triméthylène) contenant des motifs récurrents de téréphtalate de triméthylène à raison de 90 % en mole ou plus ; et la fibre bicomposée est filée par un procédé de filage à l'état fondu et bobinée en le paquet sous la forme d'une fibre bicomposée étirée, obtenue en étirant directement la fibre bicomposée sans l'avoir bobinée en le paquet après l'avoir refroidie et solidifiée par de l'air de refroidissement, caractérisé en ce que l'on effectue le bobinage dans l'état satisfaisant aux points (a) et (f) à (h) suivants :
    (a) on utilise une filière pour assurer l'état de filage après que les deux types de constituant polyester ont été réunis et ayant un rapport L/D de dimension supérieur ou égal à 2, L étant une longueur de trou et D étant un diamètre de trou et un orifice incliné d'un angle de 10 à 40 degrés par rapport à la direction verticale,
    (f) la tension d'étirage est comprise entre 0,05 à 0,40 cN/dtex,
    g) une vitesse V R d'un deuxième godet de filage chauffé est comprise entre 2000 et 4000 m/min,
    h) un rapport VW/VR d'une vitesse VW de bobinage (m/min) à la vitesse VR (m/min) du deuxième godet de filage satisfait la formule (2) suivante : 0 , 85 ≤ V w / V R ≤ 1
    Figure imgb0020
    et
    i) la température du paquet lorsque la fibre bicomposée est bobinée sur le bobinoir est inférieure ou égale à 30°C.
  21. Procédé de production d'un paquet de fibres bicomposées de type polyester tel que défini par la revendication 20, dans lequel on effectue un traitement thermique sous tension entre un deuxième godet de filage chauffé et un troisième godet de filage chauffé.
  22. Procédé de production d'un paquet de fibres bicomposées de type polyester tel que défini par l'une quelconque des revendications 18 à 21, dans lequel on modifie l'angle d'enroulement du paquet du début à la fin dans la plage allant de 3 à 10 degrés en correspondance avec le diamètre d'enroulement du paquet.
  23. Procédé de texturation par fausse torsion de fibres bicomposées préorientées du type polyester, du type côte à côte ou du type excentré à âme enrobée, dans lequel on colle deux types de constituant en polyester l'un à l'autre pour former un filament unique ; au moins l'un des constituant consistent en le filament unique étant du poly(téréphtalate de triméthylène) contenant des motifs récurrents de téréphtalate de triméthylène à raison de 90% en mole ou plus ; et on file la fibre bicomposée par un procédé de filage à l'état fondu et on la bobine en le paquet sous la forme d'une fibre bicomposée préorientée, obtenue sans être étirée après avoir été refroidie et solidifiée par de l'air de refroidissement, caractérisé en ce que l'on règle la tension de filage à une valeur inférieure ou égale à 0,30 cN/dtex et on maintient la température du paquet pendant le bobinage à une valeur inférieure ou égale à 30°C et on effectue la texturation par fausse torsion-étirage ou la texturation par fausse torsion en maintenant la température de la fibre bicomposée préorientée à 30°C non seulement pendant l'opération de bobinage mais aussi pendant la durée de stockage ainsi que pendant son opération de texturation par fausse torsion.
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